xiii, 144 pages ; 22 cm

"Proceedings of the Human Genome Project : Reaching the Minority Communities in Maryland," held June 20 and 21, 1997, at the University of Maryland at Baltimore"--Preface

Includes bibliographical references and index

The age of biology and the responsible ancestor / Martha A. Krebs and Daniel Drell -- The human genome project / Karen E. Nelson -- The genetics of human behavior / Jonathan Beckwith -- The human genome project and the african american community / Fatimah Jackson -- Scientific and folk ideas about heredity / Jonathan M. Marks -- Social and medical implications of new genetic techiques / Robert F. Murray, Jr. -- Genetic education to african american and russian immigrant communities in northwest baltimore / Ilana Suez Mittman -- The human genome project and buddhism / Akey C.F. Hung -- Thoughts on the human genome project and Maryland / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend -- The human genome project / Survey Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park -- The HGP and minority communities / Raymond A. Zilinskas and Peter J. Balint

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